health care
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Universal health care and the medium chill
Is U.S. economic policy currently biased against medium chillers? Or is it biased against killers? Or both? The big problem is health care.
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Free birth control? We're getting closer … [UPDATE: We're there!]
Women will no longer have to make co-pays on birth control, the Obama administration announced on Aug. 1.
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Climate change side effect: overworked doctors?
Hospital admissions diabetes, kidney stones, and suicide attempts will rise along with the temperature. An increase could overwhelm small hospitals.
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Buy new sunglasses, save someone’s sight in the developing world
Men and women probably do make passes at people who use their sunglasses purchase to provide someone in the developing world with vision surgery, eye care, or glasses. Okay, the scansion needs a little work, but the point is that buy-one-give-one shoe company TOMS is expanding into eyewear, and the concept's pretty sexy, and so […]
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We spend $76.6 billion a year on health care for kids made sick by toxic chemicals and air pollution
America spends a staggering $76.6 billion every year to cover the health expenses of our children who get sick because of exposure to toxic chemicals and air pollution, according to a recent study by researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. That figure includes the cost of medical care and the […]
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Ask Umbra on potentially toxic hair and nail salon treatments
Ask Umbra weighs in with some healthy alternatives to the potentially poisonous salon scene.
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What does the election mean for population and reproductive rights?
Congress will have a lot more anti-choicers. Expect attacks on international family-planning programs and a big fight over birth-control coverage.
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Green fraud is even more harmful than greenwashing
The Federal Trade Commission proposed guidelines to address greenwashing. It's a worthy effort, but they should go beyond greenwashing and tackle green fraud
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Swapping health care for people to get health care for forests
If we want carbon-sequestering forests to be the picture of health, perhaps we've been barking up the wrong tree. A nonprofit and a health insurance provider have an idea that may help keep the forest for the trees.